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In a lot of ways, Omar Cotto’s season mirrored the roller-coaster ride the Thunder Bay Border Cats endured in 2012.

Brett Kay’s final season in Thunder Bay was an all-star one. The Border Cats shortstop on Sunday was named to the Northwoods League’s post-season all-star team, the lone member of the Port Arthur Stadium squad to get the nod.

It was a win that meant little in the standings.

Patrick Sharp says he expects to be in Chicago when the Blackhawks training camp is set to open. Gary Bettman may have other ideas.

The Thunder Bay Border Cats playoff hopes are dead for 2012.

The Lakehead Thunderwolves have added to an already beefy recruiting class. Former Owen Sound Attack stay-at-home defenceman Jay Gilbert confirmed on Twitter that he’s committed to play in Thunder Bay this fall.

On the spur of the moment, Stanley Cup in hand, two summers ago Patrick Sharp paid a visit to the George Jeffrey Children’s Centre.

Two-time Ontario champion coach Denis Lavoie will be back behind the bench of the Thunder Bay Queens.

The Thunder Bay Border Cats kept their slim playoff hopes alive on Wednesday night, thanks to a 13-3 home-field shellacking of the visiting Duluth Huskies.

It’s off to the semifinals for the Thunder Bay-All Stars, though they’ll go on a losing note. The All-Stars were blasted 13-1 by unbeaten Quebec (5-0) on Monday in a battle for top spot at the Canadian Senior Little League Championship.